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A few red drops : the Chicago Race Riot of 1919 Cover Image Book Book

A few red drops : the Chicago Race Riot of 1919 / Claire Hartfield.

Hartfield, Claire, (author.).

Summary:

"Examines the events and forces leading up to 1919 race riots in Chicago." --Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780544785137
  • ISBN: 0544785134
  • ISBN: 9780605971912
  • ISBN: 0605971919
  • Physical Description: 198 pages : illustrations, map ; 27 cm
  • Publisher: Boston : Clarion Books, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2018]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-189) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
CATALYST -- The beach -- A time to reap -- FIRST WHISPERS -- Freedom fight -- Self reliance -- White Negroes -- Waste matters -- Parallel universes -- A stone's throw -- UP FROM THE SOUTH -- A higher call -- The northern fever -- A real place for Negroes -- A job, any job -- Full to bursting -- Respectability and respect -- REAPING THE WHIRLWIND -- Tensions rising -- Last straws -- Race riot -- Ratcheting up -- Point counterpoint -- Moment of truth.
Target Audience Note:
Young Adult.
1120 Lexile.
Ages 12 and up.
1120L Lexile.
Awards Note:
Coretta Scott King Award, 2019.

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Subject: Chicago Race Riot, Chicago, Ill., 1919 > Juvenile literature.
African Americans > Illinois > Chicago > Social conditions > Juvenile literature.
Chicago (Ill.) > Race relations > History > 20th century > Juvenile literature.
Chicago (Ill.) > History > 1875- > Juvenile literature.

Available copies

  • 10 of 10 copies available at Sage Library System.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Columbia Gorge Community College. (Show)
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  • 0 current holds with 10 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Circulation Modifier Status Due Date Courses
Columbia Gorge Community College Library History Hartf 2018 (Text) 39705000040096 Main Collection Available -
Burns High School 305.89 HAR (Text) 37733000017221 Non-Fiction Available -
Cook Memorial Library - La Grande 305.896 H328 (Text) 35178001746042 Adult Non-Fiction Available -
Hermiston Public Library YA 305.896 HAR (Text) 37838000811398 Carnegie Building Available -
Hood River County Library YA 305.896 HAR 2018 (Text) 33892100507475 Young Adult New Books Available -
Lake County Main Library - Lakeview YA 305.896 HARTFIELD (Text) 37620000950438 Young Adult Non-Fiction Available -
North Powder City Library YA 305.89 HAR (Text) 37867000091172 YA Non-fiction Available -
Pendleton Public Library 305.896 H253 (Text) 37801000662823 Adult Non-Fiction Available -
Southern Wasco County Library YA 305.89 HART (Text) 33892006364153 YOUNG ADULT NON-FICTION Available -
Vale High School Library 305.896 HARTFIELD (Text) 37770000093885 Non-Fiction Available -

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